Police confirm 21-year-old killed in Bruce Hwy crash

TUESDAY 8.30am: POLICE have confirmed a 21-year-old Maryborough man was killed in yesterday's horror highway crash, the same incident that hospitalised a family of five.

The man had sustained serious injuries to his head and multiple fractures in the crash, and was pronounced deceased on the scene by emergency workers.

All members of the family in the opposite car have since been discharged from Gympie Hospital.

The crash caused significant delays for commuters along the Bruce Hwy, with Forensic Crash Unit investigators working well into the evening.

The Chatsworth crash is the third serious traffic incident in Queensland for 2018, with a 40-year-old Logan Village woman being killed an-hour-and-a-half into the new year, and a young woman remains in ICU following a Morningside crash.

UPDATE 3.50PM: A YOUNG man has been killed and a family of five injured in a two car crash on the Bruce Highway at Chatstworth.

The 21-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services, who worked through a storm to try and free him from his vehicle.

A Queensland Ambulance spokesman said the man suffered a head injury and multiple fractures in the crash, which was a head-on collision.

He was the only occupant of one of the cars, which collided with a car carrying a family just after 2pm.

The family of five - mum, dad, and three children - were treated at the scene and taken to Gympie Hospital in a stable condition.

The RACQ Lifelflight helicopter had been called out to the scene while crews worked to free the driver.

Traffic is being diverted around the accident.

CRASH: One of the vehicles involved in the Chatworth crash on the Bruce Highway, after it rolled 60m from the impact location, landing on its side down an embankment.Arthur Gorrie

3.15PM: A head-on crash on the Bruce Hwy has left one person in a critical condition and trapped in the wreckage.

The crash occurred near Chatsworth, north of Gympie, about 2.10pm.

Five people have been taken to Gympie Hospital in a stable condition.

Emergency services are working to free another people who has critical head injuries from the wreckage.

A rescue helicopter has been tasked to the incident.

Diversions are in place with northbound lanes blocked. Motorists are urged to avoid the area.

2.50PM: Queensland Ambulance Service officers are responding to a two-vehicle crash on the Bruce Highway near Chatsworth, north of Gympie.

The crash occurred about 10km north of the town at about 2.10pm.

Early reports indicate the damage of the crash is extremely serious.

The crash on the Bruce Highway near Chatsworth. Reports indicate the Highway will be closed for multiple hours. Image via Clayton's Towing.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services officers are in the process of freeing the person, who was in a critical condition. It is believed the crash was a head-on.

On scene, QAS are treating six patients. Five are in a stable condition, with non-life threatening injuries however one is in a critical condition with a head injury.

The five patients have been transported to Gympie Hospital in a stable condition.

Motorists are advised of lengthy delays and to avoid the area if possible.

Update: #Chatsworth Paramedics on scene at @Bruce_Hwy for reports of a two-vehicle crash. On scene, QAS are treating six patients. 5 are in a stable condition, with non-life threatening injuries. 1 is in a critical condition with a head injury. Rescue helicopter has been tasked.